2.3 Transport's Contribution to Wider Objectives
2.3.1 We have achieved:
Economy & Regeneration
- Continued support for key improvements across Greater Manchester, through the city-region development programme. These include the Manchester rail hub, trans-pennine connectivity, and surface transport to the airport.
- Bolstering regeneration of local centres
Land Use
- Accessibility considerations being given due weight in development control decisions
- A reduction in the number of car trips on new development sites
Education & Skills
- Improved access to education and training
Sustainable Communities
- Recognition of the role of transport in Local Area Agreements
Crime
- A fall in bus shelter vandalism by 38% between 2006/07 and 2007/08,
- A reduction in incidents at bus stations by 41.8%
- A 75% reduction in incidents on all home to school services at schemes where at least one yellow school bus was introduced, compared to the previous school year
Health
- Increases in the levels of cycling (6% since 2005)and walking (22% between 2002/03 and 2005/06)
- A 11% reduction in NOx emissions from traffic on GM roads since 2004
2.3.2 Through the following actions:
Economy & Regeneration
- Significant work undertaken to align land-use, economic and transport strategies
- Submitted to government a multi-area agreement including the LTP congestion target.
- Improving the public realm and accessibility to town and local centres
Land Use
- Produced an online guidance document 'Land Use Planning and Public Transport'
- Development of Kingsway Business Park and provision of access
- Promoted travel planning, wherever possible, on development sites to reduce the number of car trips
- Worked closely with regeneration agencies to integrate transport into early plans at an early stage.
Education & Skills
- Introduced yellow school buses, scholars passes and travel training
- Joint working to address the transport implications of the Education and Inspections Act
Sustainable Communities
- A number of Authorities have adopted transport related LAA targets
Crime
- Fitting CCTV to bus shelters,
- Setting up a Patrol and Response Team
- Introducing Yellow School Buses
Health
- See Cycling and Walking sections in 7 ‘Delivering Accessibility’ and also 9 ‘Air Quality & the Environment’
- Better joint working with health practitioners and the NHS
2.3.3 The remaining priorities are:
- To ensure that transport investment continues to be co-ordinated with planned housing and employment growth and to changes in health and education
- To ensure that the transport aspects of the Education and Inspections Act (EIA) are implemented effectively
- To see progress in delivering the key transport interventions necessary to maintain economic performance, and support regeneration
- To contribute to reducing levels of obesity and improve the general health of the local population
2.3.4 And to achieve these we will:
- Model the transport impact of planned developments across Greater Manchester, jointly with the Highways Agency.
- Monitor the impact of the EIA
- Extend the Eccles Metrolink line into the Media City development at Salford Quays.
- Work with the airport on public transport schemes, such as the development of Metrolink
- Work closely with the Highways Agency to develop a Network Management Strategy for trunk and local roads
- Continue to promote active travel modes to improve public health
- Continue to work with the education and health sectors